An Indiana man faces at least 15 years in prison after being convicted of sexually exploiting a Lawrence teenager online, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced Thursday.

Brett J. Williamson, 37, of Fort Wayne, was convicted by a Kansas City, Kan. jury Wednesday on three counts of attempting to produce child pornography and three counts of attempting to entice a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.

Prosecutors alleged that Williamson posed as a 15-year-old boy on the teen dating site Tagged.com, where he befriended the Lawrence girl and convinced her to perform sexual acts during Skype video sessions, said Jim Cross, a public information officer for Grissom.

A sentencing date has not yet been announced. According to Cross, Williamson faces a minimum of 15 years in prison and maximum of 30 years along with a fine of up to $250,000 on each of the six counts.

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I have to ask, does no one expect a girl of 15 to have more intelligence and self respect than to fall for this crap? When did it become so common for young girls ( and boys) to allow themselves to be exploited - and to exploit themselves?

We do not live in a bubble. These girls should know- and I feel they do_ that it's NOT OK to perform sex acts in front of a camera OR in person at age 15. Where is the sense of privacy in sex now?

Yes, the man is guilty of a horrid crime and should be punished . The girl needs to be taught that she has a certain amount of culpability in enticement of this kind.